Entries by Stephanie O'Bee

Urgent repairs at Fountains Abbey

Pinnacle are delighted to be working at the magnificent Fountains Abbey Estate for the National Trust. Members of the Pinnacle team are underway with urgent stone wall repair works. Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved ruined Cistercian monasteries in England.    

Health & Safety Award

This year Pinnacle have started a new Health & Safety Award initiative. Members of the management team, nominate individuals for going over and above with their dedication to Health & Safety, with the individual receiving a £100 store voucher. The first recipient was Mark Hirst due to his professionalism and work ethic throughout our project […]

Clockface Restoration works

Pinnacle are underway with the conservation works to the clockface at Grade I listed St Marys Church in Whitby. The church was built in the 12th century. It was once a large church with two towers (west and central), but was largely destroyed during the siege of Scarborough Castle in the English Civil War. The […]

Feature Hallway – Private Residence

Pinnacle have recently completed this stunning hallway feature at a private residence in York. The beautiful mosaic tiles, originated from St Michael le Belfrey in York and purchased following the tiling repurposing works undertaken by Pinnacle at the end of 2023. The team worked with the Client to come up with the stunning design shown […]

Bust of Mary Wandesford

Members of the Pinnacle Conservation team Valerio and Wojteck have carefully conserved the portrait bust of Mary Wandesford, located within a projecting central pediment to the South-West facing façade of Grade II* listed Wandesford House, located at 37 Bootham, approximately 300m from York Minster. The Team undertook the following high quality conservation works: Repair all the […]

Supporting York College

Pinnacle are passionate about supporting local colleges and schools, bringing through the next generation of talent into the industry. Recently Pinnacle supported York College through sponsorship of 4 bricks as part of their employment partners wall in the newly-opened construction centre extension.      

Historic England Skills Forum Webinar

Adam Hickey, Managing Director hosted the latest skills webinar / discussion session on the 13th March for the Historic Environment Skills Forum Steering Committee. Adam was joined on the webinar session by Alexander McCallion FRICS (Director of Works and Precinct at York Minster) Laura Cotter CEng (Research and Partnership Manager at York College) and Lee […]

Supporting York Minster

Article by York Minster : 🙏 Thank you to Pinnacle Conservation Ltd! 🙏 As we move towards the opening of our new Centre of Excellence for Heritage Craft Skills and Estate Management later this year, our Research and Development team have been hard at work ensuring that the equipment and facilities meet the highest standards […]

York Open Evening

Pinnacle are delighted to be supporting York College at there College Open Event on the 5 February. If you know someone looking for an opportunity as an apprentice, come along and meet some of the Pinnacle Team and other local companies between 5:30 – 8:00pm. This is a free event and open to anyone looking […]

Angel Head at Jacobs Well

Pinnacle Team member Paul Dirkin performed the complementary restoration work to the Angel Head at Jacobs Well, which had fallen off. Jacobs Well, the parish room for the Priory Church of the Holy Trinity, Micklegate, York, was a late medieval house with an open hall and a two-storey cross-wing on the East (Trinity Lane) side. […]